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INSTALLATION / 2020.10

Taste of Ink.

A viewing exhibition pairing Jiangnan pastries with ink paintings, exploring the forms and textures of everyday food through visual comparison.

Pastries and ink paintings presented together in Taste of Ink.
FIG. 01 / TASTE OF INK Pastries and ink paintings presented together in Taste of Ink.
PROJECT TYPE
Individual project
DATE
2020.10
MEDIUM & METHODS
Exhibition / Ink Painting / Visual Exploration
01 / OBSERVATION

Looking closely at familiar food

The shapes, cross-sections, colors, and traces of preparation found in Jiangnan pastries offer a rich visual language. Taste of Ink looks for connections between these everyday foods and the expressive qualities of ink.

Layers and textures revealed in a pastry cross-section.
FIG. 02Layers and textures revealed in a pastry cross-section.
An ink study exploring density and diffusion.
FIG. 03An ink study exploring density and diffusion.
02 / TRANSLATION

An impression, expressed in ink

Ink density, spreading, and brushwork offer different ways to respond to observations of food. The paintings translate these impressions into images that can be viewed alongside the pastries.

The connection is visual: forms and textures become points of comparison between the food and the painting.

Developing the ink paintings.
FIG. 04Developing the ink paintings.
03 / PREPARATION

Painting and arranging

The process moves between observing the pastries, making ink paintings, and arranging images and objects for display. Preparation photographs document the work before the final exhibition.

Preparing food for the display.
FIG. 05Preparing food for the display.
Ink works gathered during exhibition preparation.
FIG. 06Ink works gathered during exhibition preparation.
04 / EXHIBITION

Seeing them side by side

The exhibition pairs pastries with ink works, inviting visitors to look for relationships in shape, texture, and visual rhythm. It is a viewing exhibition, with no tasting, touching, or handling activities.

The arrangement of ink images and pastries in the exhibition.
FIG. 07The arrangement of ink images and pastries in the exhibition.
A closer view of the relationship between food and painting.
FIG. 08A closer view of the relationship between food and painting.
05 / REFLECTION

What can an image evoke?

Taste of Ink offers a way to revisit familiar food through painting. It opens a question about how visual form might evoke associations with other senses.